Trump-Linked World Liberty Opens $3.4 Billion Token for Loan Bet

Jan. 12, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

World Liberty Financial, the Miami-based crypto startup which says President Donald Trump is “co-founder emeritus,” is launching a new product aimed at expanding usage of its stablecoin.

The new platform, called World Liberty Markets, allows users to lend and borrow digital assets among one another. Debuting Monday, the service will support the firm’s own tokens — the USD1 stablecoin and another token called WLFI — alongside Ether and a form of tokenized Bitcoin, as well as USDC and USDT, the market’s leading stablecoins.

Zak Folkman, a World Liberty co-founder, said additional collateral types will be added over time, potentially ...

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